VAD716 shows versatility
Twelve Foot Ninja drummer Shane ‘Russ’ Russell performed as part of Roland Australia’s launch program for the flagship VAD716 kit. Afterwards, he repeated a performance of his medley of 19 iconic tracks for local magazine Australian Musician. In his video intro, Russell explains that the eight-and-a-half-minute medley includes all his favourite songs growing up. “I started playing drums at 13 years old and a lot of these songs were around then,” he says. Using a mix of stock sounds and imported one-shot samples, Russell switches kit sounds for each track. “Each kit sound has samples from the song,” he explains, adding that he is using drumless tracks. “Playing through all these songs, I learned a couple of things, one of […]
